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May 06 2020

More on Case Numbers

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
Summaries of new studies on infection rates and other issues.
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May 06 2020

Letters to the Governor and Our Modelers

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
I try to communicate with people who are making decisions that affect us all.
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May 06 2020

An Example of Why Government Action Is Usually Screwed Up

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
Minnesota and other states are in dire financial shape and some of the legislative action is not helping.
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May 06 2020

More Coronavirus Miscellania

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few more columns and stories of interest.
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May 05 2020

Yesterday’s Daily Briefing

By Kevin Roche Commentary One Comment
More distress from yesterday's daily coronavirus briefing from the Governor.
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May 05 2020

Podcasts Are Up, Video to Follow

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments

I have started making a few coronavirus podcasts and they are available through the podcast button.

May 05 2020

Morning Miscellania, with a Focus on Children

By Kevin Roche Commentary 4 Comments
A variety of articles and studies.
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May 04 2020

Drowning in Coronavirus Research Again

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few late night summaries of papers.
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May 04 2020

The Likely True Course of the Coronavirus Epidemic

By Kevin Roche Commentary 2 Comments
This epidemic likely has some unusual features, and the reactions to it have not taken those into account.
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May 04 2020

Afternoon Delights (Nothing is Delightful about Coronavirus)

By Kevin Roche Commentary No Comments
A few coronavirus nuggets.
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Kevin RocheThe Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.

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This is an outstanding report on total global drug spending and trends, with projections out to 2025.  It helps you understand this important area of health care, which does much...
June 1, 2021
The Office of the Actuary annual report on national health spending, covering 2018.
December 7, 2019
2019 Kaiser Family Foundation Employer Health Benefits Report
October 1, 2019
MedPAC 2019 Report to Congress
June 18, 2019

Headlines

Angle Health, a vendor of a supposedly artificial intelligence powered health benefits platform for employers raised $134 million in new capital.  All you have to do is mention AI and...
December 4, 2025
Reema Health, which calls itself a complex care management company, reamed investors for $19 million in capital, to be used for the usual “to support growth”.  The firm works with...
December 2, 2025
Press Ganey, which provides market research for health plans and providers , is being purchased by health care survey firm Qualtrics for $6.75 billion.  Both companies claim this is all...
October 6, 2025
Another weirdly named company, Thyme Care, spices things up by raising a fresh $97 million in capital to support its cancer care managment business.
September 25, 2025

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About This Blog

The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry through Roche Consulting, LLC. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com. © Roche Consulting, LLC. Terms of Use.

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